Mitnagdic Judaism
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Mitnagdic Judaism is a traditionalist Lithuanian-influenced Jewish movement known for its intellectual Talmudic scholarship and strong opposition to early Hasidism.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish religious movement
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Orthodox Judaism stream ⓘ non‑Hasidic Judaism ⓘ |
| associatedEthnonym | Litvaks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contemporaryCenters |
Bnei Brak
NERFINISHED
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Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ Lakewood, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contemporaryCenters |
Israel
NERFINISHED
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United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreText |
Talmud Bavli
NERFINISHED
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halakhic codes ⓘ |
| criticizedAspectOfHasidism |
emphasis on charismatic leadership
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innovations in prayer and custom ⓘ popularization of Kabbalah ⓘ |
| doctrineCharacteristic |
priority of halakha over devotional innovation
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suspicion of mystical excess ⓘ |
| educationalModel | full‑time advanced yeshiva study ⓘ |
| emergedInCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| emergedInContextOf | rise of Hasidic Judaism ⓘ |
| emphasis |
Talmudic scholarship
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halakhic rigor ⓘ intellectual study ⓘ yeshiva learning ⓘ |
| etymologyFrom | Hebrew word "mitnaged" meaning "opponent" ⓘ |
| foundedInstitution | Volozhin Yeshiva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicCenter |
Belarus
NERFINISHED
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Lithuania NERFINISHED ⓘ Northeastern Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Misnagdic Judaism
NERFINISHED
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Misnagdim NERFINISHED ⓘ Mitnagdim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Litvak Jewry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Lithuanian yeshiva world
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Modern non‑Hasidic Haredi Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ Religious Zionist intellectual style ⓘ |
| keyFigure |
Chaim of Volozhin
NERFINISHED
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Chazon Ish NERFINISHED ⓘ Elijah ben Solomon Zalman NERFINISHED ⓘ Vilna Gaon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyInstitutionType | yeshiva ⓘ |
| liturgicalStyle | non‑Hasidic Ashkenazi rite ⓘ |
| opposedMovement |
Hasidic Judaism
NERFINISHED
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early Hasidism ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageOfScholarship |
Aramaic
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Hebrew ⓘ |
| religiousDenomination | Orthodox Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | traditionalist ⓘ |
| values |
discipline in religious observance
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rationalism in Torah study ⓘ textual analysis ⓘ |
| vernacularLanguage | Yiddish ⓘ |
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